Solar Beginners Corner

New to solar? Then this is the place to start. Basic solar, wind, battery, inverter stuff.

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Discussion	Started By	Replies	Views	Most Recent
Charging a Sealed Lead Acid Battery	diego96 May 2013	13	1.8K	PNjunction May 2013
best way to wire up 36 280W panels	yrtrnc May 2013	26	2.3K	Cariboocoot May 2013
Fuses and circuit breakers	yrtrnc May 2013	10	1.3K	BB. May 2013
Why Grounding	Henrique T May 2013	6	717	Cariboocoot May 2013
Inverter recommendations	robd May 2013	15	2.4K	robd May 2013
Inverter install	Puppel May 2013	2	403	BB. May 2013
Passing Solar MC4 cable through concrete block wall.	KnowledgeSponge May 2013	18	3.3K	BB. May 2013
Batteries buzz when charging?	Mike at Energy Commission May 2013	5	629	icarus May 2013
off grid system design	vanman May 2013	4	787	mike95490 May 2013
Big 10k installation questions:	Nila May 2013	16	1.3K	BB. May 2013
Getting ready to take the plunge 12	verdigo May 2013	39	4.4K	verdigo May 2013
Slightly different output values - Exact same Solar Panels	KnowledgeSponge May 2013	22	1.4K	inetdog May 2013
XW MPPT 80 600 communication with XW4860	XW-in-Isabeau May 2013	9	1.1K	inetdog May 2013
Capacitor Shelf Life - Brand New Inverter that was manufactured a LONG time ago	KnowledgeSponge May 2013	10	1.6K	solarix May 2013
Inverter got Fried!	quique May 2013	22	4K	mike95490 May 2013
Panel amps required to charge batteries	ArizonaMTB May 2013	18	2.4K	westend May 2013
Deep Cycle Battery Ratings	quique May 2013	3	795	Photowhit May 2013
questions about inverters	Leehamrick May 2013	7	748	waynefromnscanada May 2013
Success at Air-x voltage& Panel Output	Thomas May 2013	1	290	bmet May 2013
How Do I Connect 12v Panels with MC4 Connectors ?	KnowledgeSponge May 2013	15	2.1K	inetdog May 2013
Charge Controllers - 101	KnowledgeSponge April 2013	20	2.1K	BB. May 2013
Are these Batteries useful for Solar	Jaug May 2013	5	470	niel May 2013
Off-grid Yurt Solar Setup	bryanthebold May 2013	6	1.3K	Cariboocoot May 2013
getting ready to pull the trigger. What do you think?	DKMA April 2013	24	1.6K	Cariboocoot May 2013
Is it safe to hookup 4x240W 24v panels to 2x6v Trojans Battery bank using a MPPT charger	wpb1971 May 2013	15	1.3K	Cariboocoot May 2013
Off grid inverter issues	Tradiscantia May 2013	12	1.5K	waynefromnscanada May 2013
battery string connection in parallel	Davo000 May 2013	12	2.2K	BB. May 2013
System Design	quique May 2013	11	737	BB. May 2013
Off Grid Cabin Wiring with my Xantrex TR2412 12	Timinator March 2013	34	3.5K	BB. May 2013
Guest Charger Help	2Guido May 2013	1	249	BB. May 2013